Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-16
Grant County 4erala;
Trip to Gettysburg, BY Herman
Buchncr.
rContinued from last week.


| Continued from last aCeek.
Since the last issue of the HERALD l
learned that the difference between a.
and D. may sometimes be MS much
as twelve hours. 1t occurred by the
discovery thatin giving the change of
time at Pittsburgh in last weeks issue,
| | stated that at eastern time at our ar
rival it was 1880 P. NJ; this ought to
read 7:30A. NJ.
l will now leave the members of the
commission enjoying a stroll over the
borough until bed time.
| By reason of the over-crowded house
we were compelled to occupy rooms
together. / was assigned to share
rooms but not beds with Col. Stevenson,
Major Parks and Henry Sanford, the
first two of our Regiment, the other of
the End Regiment. discovered ere long
that diversity of political parties was
represented, an enthusiastic Repub-
lican, quiet but determined Democrat
a conglomerate Republican-Dem-
ocrat with Prohibition tendencies.
1t will be unnecessary for me to state
my preference. This accidental dis
covery was made through remark by
my political associate. "How it can be
possible that soldier who fought for
the maintenance of the Union could
be anything but a Republican in prin-
ciple?" Thereupon discussion arose
which must have continued late into
the night, for went to sleep and slept
as soundly as | did during the great
cannonade at Gettysburg on the after
noon of the Sd day of July, '63. ]
would have taken no further note of it
but the following morning. when l
opened the bed room door, an adjoining
door in which some of the 9Th Maine
commissioners were quarLered opened
simultaneously and we were greeted
with. "What was the matter with you
blank fellows last nightP If you keep
up the same racket tonight we will
have you put in the calaboose. After
explaining to them the peculiar polit-
ical complexion of the inmates of our
room they were pacified. But could it
have been otherwise? The millennium,
when the lion and the lamb shall lie
together, aud the leopard shall cat
grass like an OK, has not arrived yet.
But while the convention is recuper-
ating their wasted forces for tomorrow's
labor, will introduce brief descrip-
ton of the borough of Gettysburg and
the organization, purpose and achieve
ments of the Gettysburg Memorial AS
ISOLATION.
Gettysburg is located on the foot of
the well known Cemetery Hill. seven
miles north of Mason and pixon's line
and is the county seat of Adams county,
Pennsylvania. 1t was founded about
hundred years ago by James Gettys,
who made a plat of the town and
named it after himself. In order to
dispose of the lots he devised lot
terry; but in all the convsyances each
lot was made subject to a ground rent
of seven shillings and sixpence payable
annually to the proprietor and his heirs
or assigns. Years afterwards. when
contest arose between several other
places for the County seat, in order to
secure it for Gettysburg he conveyed to
the commissioners of the county nearly
all these ground rents which are still
held by the county.
The great champion of Freedom,
Thaddeus Stevens, resided in Gettys-
burg, for almost twenty-five years and
it is said that the battle was partially
fought on lands once owned by him.
The population of the borough does
not exceed $500. The streets cross
each other at right angles conforming
to the four cardinal points of the COM
pass with houses built flush against the
streets. Judging from appearances,
while we were there this place seemed
to do about as much business as Lam
caster does on fourth of July when
Potosi, Beetown, Platteville and Fenni-
more are celebrating. Commerce
seemed to be entirely confined to rel
! les and canes. These relics consist of
bullets, parts of shells, canteens, broken
guns, cartridge boxes, brass plates, U.
S. and g. S., parts of guns, accoutre-
ments, saddles and harness, and ink
stands and trinkets made out of wood,
in which are bedded bullets, by either
Union rebel or non-combatant's guns.
An enterprising individual, j. A. Dan
ner, has established battlefield mu-
scum and his card which lies before me
informs the public that it consists OF
"Curiosities from the battlefield, large
and rare collections of relics, stereoscop.
ic views, moss work, frames, canes, (o
course) guide books and maps, fine
Havana cigars and chewing tobaccos.'
Perhaps the best business is done BY
the hotels, livery stables and photo
graphers. must here inform my com
rades and those desiring views from
Gettysburg that hundreds of them
stereoscopic. cabinet size and panel;
can be obtained from Mr.. w. II. Upton
who, by addressing him will send {
catalogue; or reference may be taker
of catalogue | have at my office
There seemed to be scarcity of We
hicles exceDt for exeursionists WIN